issues with old inland db-100 bandsaw

andrewkw · Oct 4, 2018

This is probably the kind of thing you have to see in person, but just in case I'm wrong it doesn't hurt to post here. I've had this thing many years. It's the old grey one before they made one "designed" for corals. A long time ago I used to frag quite often. I have used the thing a few times this year for cutting a few rocks and frags. I have had some issues with the blade popping off but now I can't get it to rotate more then 2 times without popping off.

The blade is popping off the top wheel. As per the instructions I adjust the tilt adjustment screw(mine is metal instructions online say nylon) but even if it tighten it as far as I can go it still will pop off. I took everything off and cleaned it up. There certainly is some corrosion but nothing is rusted beyond belief. There really isn't anything else to adjust.

Would a new blade likely solve this issue? The blade is old but so are the wheels. I did get a few cuts out of this recently. I just don't use it enough to replace it. If I have to buy one thing to fix it I'll consider but dont want to order one part and it doesnt help then need another ect. Maybe someone has a magic hack?

Dsnakes · Oct 5, 2018

I’m not familiar with the saw. I wonder if they replaced with nylon due to a similar issue or just for corrosion control.

Anyone on #reefsquad have a frag saw or idea to help?

jsker · Oct 5, 2018

andrewkw said:
This is probably the kind of thing you have to see in person, but just in case I'm wrong it doesn't hurt to post here. I've had this thing many years. It's the old grey one before they made one "designed" for corals. A long time ago I used to frag quite often. I have used the thing a few times this year for cutting a few rocks and frags. I have had some issues with the blade popping off but now I can't get it to rotate more then 2 times without popping off.

The blade is popping off the top wheel. As per the instructions I adjust the tilt adjustment screw(mine is metal instructions online say nylon) but even if it tighten it as far as I can go it still will pop off. I took everything off and cleaned it up. There certainly is some corrosion but nothing is rusted beyond belief. There really isn't anything else to adjust.

Would a new blade likely solve this issue? The blade is old but so are the wheels. I did get a few cuts out of this recently. I just don't use it enough to replace it. If I have to buy one thing to fix it I'll consider but dont want to order one part and it doesnt help then need another ect. Maybe someone has a magic hack?

Look at the tires the blade rides on. they probably need replacing

Sabellafella · Oct 5, 2018

andrewkw said:
This is probably the kind of thing you have to see in person, but just in case I'm wrong it doesn't hurt to post here. I've had this thing many years. It's the old grey one before they made one "designed" for corals. A long time ago I used to frag quite often. I have used the thing a few times this year for cutting a few rocks and frags. I have had some issues with the blade popping off but now I can't get it to rotate more then 2 times without popping off.

The blade is popping off the top wheel. As per the instructions I adjust the tilt adjustment screw(mine is metal instructions online say nylon) but even if it tighten it as far as I can go it still will pop off. I took everything off and cleaned it up. There certainly is some corrosion but nothing is rusted beyond belief. There really isn't anything else to adjust.

Would a new blade likely solve this issue? The blade is old but so are the wheels. I did get a few cuts out of this recently. I just don't use it enough to replace it. If I have to buy one thing to fix it I'll consider but dont want to order one part and it doesnt help then need another ect. Maybe someone has a magic hack?

Absolutely, a buddy of mine let's me borrow his band saw pretty frequently. Just recently there was issues with the blade popping off for no apparent reason. The blade was not kinked neither. Once the blade was replaced, the issue resolved. Usually once the blade wears down or gets a slight kink, you would want to replace it. But the blade he had on looked fine so it seemed like it was an issue with the actual saw. The blades are quite expensive, but an old blade may be causing the issue your having.

andrewkw · Oct 5, 2018

Thanks for the help everyone. I will replace the blade first, but it's very likely the wheels need replacing too. It's just really old and predates the ones "designed" for saltwater. I have had issues with it lately but yesterday was the first day I couldn't get it working at all. Basically was just hoping for a miracle fix but after taking the wheels off, cleaning, adjusting it just needs new parts. Nothing lasts forever, and if I was fragging like I used to I wouldn't mind so much but really I only need to do a couple of cuts.